Appalachian Grill
14 East Church Street
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
1-770-607-5357
"Under the Bridge" is where you'll find this on so comfortable and majestic restaurant tucked away - the atmosphere is excellent as is the food. Excellent lunch menu - pricing is right on target.

Bass Pro Shop - Macon
5000 Bass Pro Blvd
Macon, Georgia 31210
1-478-757-7600
Bass Pro Shop is the ultimate in hunting, fishing, just got to go there shopping. The Macon location is EZ access and little traffic!! It is a great way to pass a rainy day with little or no budget! While the goods are all Bass Pro, each location has something unique from the others. Need a pit stop while traveling 75-South - take the Bass Road exit in Macon and you're there!

Booth Western Art Museum
501 Museum Drive
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
1-770-387-1300
This is a must visit/must see of an incredible collection of western art!

Dye's Steak-N-Seafood
1961 Wrens Hwy
Thomson, Georgia 30824
1-706-595-0040
"Steak & Seafood to Dye For" - their slogan says it all. This is the best seafood buffet in Georgia - bar none! From boiled shrimp and crab legs, to the fried oysters, shrimp, frog legs and quail.....oops, did I forget the catfish filets and grits? I dare you to top the seafood at Dye's - owned noneother than by the extended family relations of the famous Pat Dye who coached football at the University of Auburn. The next time you're in Eastern Georgia out I-20 way - Dye's is well worth the south turn off the Interstate. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday's only.

Ft. Discovery National Science Center
One Seventh Street
Augusta, Georgia 30901
The BEST hands on science museum in the South!

Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
1-404-581-4000
Visit the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta's first aquatic collection of its kind and home to just a bazillion kinds of fish. Be sure to read my review of our field trip when we visited.

Heavy's Bar-B-Que
2155 Sparta Road
Crawfordville, Georgia
1-706-456-2445
True Southern bar-b-que with a one-of-a-kind restaurant experience you won't want to miss. Used in the movie "Sweet Home Alabama" and near the historical town of Crawfordville, GA (...also the home of the South's beloved Alexander Stephens...), Heavy's Bar-b-que is owned and operated by "Heavy" Grant and his family.

Sam's Shortline Railroad
105 East 9th Avenue
Cordele, Georgia 31010
1-877-427-2457
This is a great family fun (or other group) day trip that I highly recommend. It is a one of a kind experience like no other. In addition to riding the rail to see southern Georgia, the train offers a "Snack Bar Car" as well! Be sure to check out the different schedules for different trips and stops. The SAM's Shortline also goes to the Vidalia Onion Festival! Don't miss the train's gift shop as well.